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				<title><![CDATA[Marshall outlasts SMU 34-31]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By JOHN RABY
AP Sports Writer

HUNTINGTON, W.Va.(AP) -- Brian Anderson threw two second-half
touchdown passes to freshman Aaron Dobson to lead Marshall to a
34-31 win over SMU on Saturday, making the Thundering Herd bowl
eligible for the first time under fifth-year coach Mark Snyder.

Martin Ward ran for 136 yards and a score and Terrell
Edwards-Maye added 113 yards for Marshall (6-5, 4-3 Conference
USA).

SMU (6-5, 5-2) fell into a first-place tie in the West Division
with No. 24 Houston with one game remaining. Houston holds the
tiebreaker after beating SMU 38-15 earlier this season. SMU
hosts Tulane and Houston hosts Rice next Saturday.

SMU's Kyle Padron threw two TD passes but lost for the first
time in four starts since taking over for the injured Bo Levi
Mitchell.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[SMU beats UTEP 35-31]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[DALLAS(AP) -- Kyle Padron completed 17 of 24 passes for 244 yards
and two touchdowns and added a pair of TD runs to lead SMU to a
35-31 win over UTEP on Saturday.

SMU (6-4, 5-1 Conference USA) gained sole possession of first
place in the conference's West Division after Houston lost 37-32
to Central Florida earlier in the day. The Miners (3-7, 2-4)
have lost three straight.

UTEP took a 31-28 lead after running back Donald Buckram scored
on a 30-yard screen pass from Trevor Vittatoe with 8:57 left in
the game.

But Padron threw a 37-yard touchdown pass to Emmanuel Sanders
with 4:34 left in the game to give SMU the lead. UTEP drove to
the Mustangs' 14-yard line but Vittatoe was sacked by SMU's
Taylor Thompson on fourth-and-6 with 26 seconds left.

Vittatoe finished 23-of-40 for 396 yards, one interception and
two touchdowns. Buckram also rushed for 241 yards and one score.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:58:35 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[SMU on the verge of first bowl game in 25 years]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By DAVID JIMENEZ
Associated Press Writer

DALLAS(AP) -- June Jones does not bring up SMU's dreadful history
to his players. He figures they're fully aware of everything
that has gone wrong the past two decades.

Instead, the laid-back coach known for reviving Hawaii's
football program laid out a plan this season for the Mustangs to
play in their first bowl game since 1984.

They haven't veered off course.

The Mustangs (5-4) are making strides toward respectability
again. With three games left, they need one more victory to
become bowl eligible.

"It's not about SMU's past," senior center Mitch Enright said.
"It's about the present team right now and going to a bowl so we
can enjoy it and reap all the benefits of the hard work we've
put in."

SMU beat Rice 31-28 on Saturday to improve to 4-1 in Conference
USA, the school's best mark since 1986. The Mustangs have two
games left at home against below .500 teams, including
Saturday's matchup against UTEP (3-6).

The program that produced greats like Doak Walker, Don Meredith
and Eric Dickerson fell into oblivion after the NCAA handed SMU
the death penalty in 1987 for paying players and violating
numerous rules.

SMU had opportunities to break its postseason slump in 1997 and
2006, but the Mustangs fell short by losing the final game each
season.

"They've been to this place twice in 25 years where they had to
win a game to get to a bowl and they failed," Jones said. "So we
have a challenge here these next three games."

At one time, bowl games were common for SMU. The Mustangs
finished in the top 10 three times from 1980-84, including an
11-0-1 mark and No. 2 ranking in 1982. SMU beat Notre Dame in
the 1984 Aloha Bowl to end the season ranked eighth.

Then the wheels fell off.

The NCAA placed the Mustangs on probation in 1985 and '86 for
violations before the ultimate blow: The program was shut down
in 1987 and the 1988 season was canceled.

"We try not to look at history," Enright said. "But it's hard
not to."

While the program was cleaned up when SMU took the field again
in 1989, it was usually a mess on the field. The Mustangs went
31-76-3 in the '90s, had a winless campaign in 2003 and stumbled
to a 1-11 mark in 2007.

Enter Jones.

The man who turned Hawaii from an also-ran into a BCS buster
left the islands for Dallas in 2008. Despite the new coach and
new philosophy, it was much of the same in Jones' first season
as the Mustangs went 1-11 again.

"There was not the trust in each other as players and there
wasn't the trust in us as coaches." Jones said. "They thought
this was too good to be true. These guys thought we were just
going to be like everyone else and turn on them when the going
got tough."

To help gain that trust, Jones showed his players exactly how
they were going to reach six victories and perhaps end the
25-year bowl drought. He did it in one of the first team
meetings before the season.

Jones divided the season into smaller stretches. He said for the
Mustangs to have a chance at postseason, they needed to be 2-2
after four games and 4-4 after eight. They hit both targets.

"The main thing he was trying to stress was that last year we
had a must-win mentality," senior linebacker Chase Kennemer
said. "We were too stressed out about every game. (Jones) broke
the season into parts and steps to show we could get what we
wanted, which is a bowl. That helped everybody settle down."

The Mustangs beat winless Rice last weekend and shoot for
victory No. 6 on Saturday. SMU travels to Marshall (5-4) on Nov.
21 and closes the season at home against Tulane (3-6).

"When you come into a season, every player thinks you're going
to win every game," said Jones, who guided Hawaii to the Sugar
Bowl in 2007. "You're not going to win every game. I've coached
and played football for 40 years. I've had one undefeated
season. When you come into these situations when you've been
losing for so long, you have to set realistic goals to get the
culture changed and to get things turned around."

Jones admitted it took a long time for the players to buy into
his program.

He thinks everything changed when SMU beat UAB on Sept. 12 to
snap a 17-game conference losing streak. Jones said several
players were crying and he got the sense that everyone believed
they could win now.

"We got into a pattern where some guys on the team accepted
losing as if it was nothing," said Emmanuel Sanders, SMU's
all-time receiving leader. "Coach Jones came in and he was that
spark we needed. He came in and changed the whole mentality and
got guys around here believing."]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[McNeal scores twice as SMU beats Rice 31-28]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[DALLAS(AP) -- Shawnbrey McNeal rushed for 88 yards and two
touchdowns to lift SMU to a 31-28 win over Rice Saturday
afternoon.

The Mustangs (5-4, 4-1 Conference USA) blocked three kicks.
After Sterling Moore blocked one as time expired in the first
half, Bryan McCann returned the ball 74 yards for a score,
giving SMU a 21-20 halftime lead. McCann's score helped SMU
erase a 13-point first-half deficit.

Defensive end Margus Hunt blocked an extra point attempt and a
field goal attempt by Rice (0-9, 0-5).

McNeal scored on a 9-yard run in the fourth to give SMU a 31-20
lead. Rice narrowed the SMU lead to 31-28 with 1:47 left when
Nick Fanuzzi threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Toren Dixon and
the Owls converted the 2-point conversion.

Mustang quarterback Kyle Padron finished 17 of 24 for 234 yards
and one touchdown. Fanuzzi completed 29 of 42 for 250 yards and
three touchdowns.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[SMU and frosh QB gets past Tulsa 27-13]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[TULSA, Okla.(AP) -- Freshman quarterback Kyle Padron threw for 354
yards, turning two broken plays into scoring passes, in his
first career start to lead SMU to a 27-13 victory over Tulsa on
Saturday.

Padron, who came off the bench a week ago, completed 20 of 30
passes for the Mustangs (4-4, 3-1 C-USA) .

Padron broke a 7-7 tie in the third quarter when he scrambled
and found running back Shawnbrey McNeal in the flat. He twisted
his way 36 yards for a score.

Tulsa (4-4, 2-2) cut the deficit to 20-13 when reserve
quarterback Jacob Bower found tight end Jake Collums over the
middle from 13 yards out.

Tulsa coach Todd Graham went for a fourth-and-18 from the SMU 44
with 5:31 to play. G.J.Kinne's pass was deflected and SMU drove
56 yards for the clinching score, a 2-yard plunge by Zach Line.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[No. 17 Houston handles SMU 38-15]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By KRISTIE RIEKEN
AP Sports Writer

HOUSTON(AP) -- Here's something different: No. 17 Houston winning
on the ground and with its defense instead of relying on its
vaunted passing game.

Charles Sims ran for a career-high 105 yards and two touchdowns
and the Cougars handled the turnover-prone SMU Mustangs for a
38-15 win on Saturday night.

The Cougars (6-1, 2-1 Conference USA) jumped out to a 14-0 lead
after taking advantage of two SMU turnovers and cruised to the
victory in their first home game in almost a month.

Sims scored Houston's first touchdown on a 20-yard run and had a
6-yard score with about six minutes remaining.

Case Keenum, who entered the game averaging a nation's best 417
yards passing, had a season-low 233 yards and a touchdown. But
it was plenty to win this one and hand the Mustangs (3-4, 2-1)
their first C-USA loss.

"They showed us some new things and basically there was a couple
of things where they said, 'You're not going to do that tonight'
and made us have to do something else," Houston coach Kevin
Sumlin said.

Keenum was 25 of 36 in his 23rd straight game with a touchdown
pass. Patrick Edwards had nine receptions for 122 yards and a
touchdown for the Cougars.

Houston ran the ball 37 times for 161 yards. It was the first
time since last year's win over SMU that the Cougars ran more
than they passed.

"We've got a couple of really talented running backs that I
really don't mind handing the ball off to at any time," Keenum
said. "You've got to take what the defense gives you and we had
the run for the majority of the night and it was good enough to
win the game."

SMU quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell was knocked out of the game
with a dislocated shoulder on a sack near the end of the first
quarter and did not return. The Mustangs alternated between Kyle
Padron and Braden Smith after that. They often ran a wildcat
formation when Smith was playing and he ran for 68 yards.

"We didn't execute to our potential," Padron said. "We committed
some mental errors."

Tyron Carrier returned the second-half kickoff 92 yards for a
touchdown to push Houston's lead to 31-3. He evaded the first
group of defenders before shaking off a tackle and dashing down
the sideline for his second career kick return score.

SMU's turnover problems continued in the third quarter when
Darius Johnson fumbled on the 2-yard line after a 28-yard catch
and run. C.J. Cavness fell on the ball for his second fumble
recovery of the night.

"Turnovers were huge. With an offense like we've got, giving
them the ball makes a lot of difference," Cavness said. "Giving
them the ball gives them a chance to score, keeps us off the
field and wears down the opponent."

SMU's offense finally got going in the fourth quarter with
Shawnbrey McNeal scoring on a 4-yard run early in the period and
Aldrick Robinson adding another touchdown with about 10 minutes
left. Houston blocked the extra point on the first score and
Smith was sacked on the 2-point conversion try on the second.

McNeal finished with 95 yards rushing.

"They made big plays in the first half and we didn't catch the
ball very well," SMU coach June Jones said. "It's frustrating we
all came ready to play, we just really didn't make the plays."

Keenum hit Edwards for the 7-yard touchdown pass to push
Houston's lead to 24-3 about five minutes before halftime. SMU
was called for two pass interference penalties on that drive.

SMU's second turnover came when Tyrell Graham sacked Mitchell
and forced a fumble which Cavness recovered on the 1-yard line.
Mitchell was shaken up on the play.

The Cougars made it 14-0 with a touchdown run by Bryce Beall on
the next play.

Smith found Emmanuel Sanders for what at first was called a
touchdown in the second quarter, but the play was reviewed and
ruled an incomplete pass. The Mustangs settled for a field goal
to make it 17-3.

Sims' first-quarter touchdown came six plays after the Cougars
recovered a fumble by Sanders near midfield.

Matt Hogan had a 22-yard field goal for Houston early in the
second quarter.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[No. 17 Houston finally home, faces SMU]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By KRISTIE RIEKEN
AP Sports Writer

HOUSTON(AP) -- When No. 17 Houston takes the field Saturday night
against SMU, it will have been almost a month since the Cougars
last played at home.

They've been through a lot since then, including an embarrassing
loss at UTEP followed by a drop from the national rankings, a
big win at Mississippi State to get back in the polls and
finally their first Conference USA win at Tulane.

It's homecoming week for Houston's fans and alumni, but also for
the road-weary Cougars who haven't played at Robertson Stadium
since the thrilling last-second victory over Texas Tech on Sept.
26.

"It feels like forever," said quarterback Case Keenum, whose
team has played in Houston only twice this season. "We're ready
to show what we can do at home again."

Coach Kevin Sumlin knows his team is ready to play in front of a
friendly crowd after trips to El Paso, Texas, Starkville, Miss.,
and New Orleans.

"Our fans really, really help us," he said. "I think people may
underestimate what home field advantage really is. Playing in
front of your friends and your family and being loud really,
really boosts the adrenaline of our players, particularly with
such a young team."

Houston (5-1, 1-1 Conference USA) will face an opportunistic SMU
(3-3, 2-0) that is leading the C-USA's West division. The
Mustangs are tied for second in the country with 13
interceptions and their 20 forced turnovers are fourth in the
nation.

"We try not to worry about what the other team does too much,"
Keenum said. "We worry about what we do, our job, what our
assignments are, what our goals are. Taking care of the football
is a goal every week. Ball security is definitely a big issue
and it turns games around, no matter who you're playing."

SMU coach June Jones knows the Mustangs need to force mistakes
to compete with Houston.

"We're going to have to take the ball away and create some
things to give our offense some more chances to do it and not
turn it over to them," Jones said. "Because if you turn it over
to them, they know what to do with it. Their quarterback is good
and they've got a great scheme."

The Mustangs are similar to the Cougars in that they rely
heavily on their passing attack. Houston leads the country and
the conference with 425.3 yards passing a game and SMU is second
in the C-USA with 280.8 a game.

Shawnbrey McNeal has improved SMU's running game this season,
already rushing for more yards (500) alone than the Mustangs did
as a team (497) last year. That could be a challenge to
Houston's 115th-ranked run defense, which is allowing more than
222 yards a game.

"The biggest addition to their offense has been Shawnbrey
McNeal," Sumlin said. "He's a wire-to-wire threat. He was a
sprint champion out of high school, 190 pounds, a complete
player. So that takes a little more pressure off Bo Levi
Mitchell of having to throw it all the time."

SMU has lost three games, but two of those defeats came in
overtime. The Mustangs lost a close one to the Cougars last
season. SMU led by 12 entering the fourth quarter but gave up 21
points late, including the go-ahead score with 24 seconds left,
and Houston won 44-38.

The Mustangs play two of their next three on the road and Jones
knows stealing a win away from home will be key in his team
reaching its goal. They face Tulsa, another West division foe,
next week.

"It's hard to win, period, but winning on the road is
difficult," he said. "We've won one on the road and it was in
the conference and now we're playing two pretty good football
teams. Our goal is to get to a bowl game and win a minimum of
six games, hopefully we can win more."]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[SMU-Houston Preview]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By JEFF MEZYDLO
STATS Senior Writer

Southern Methodist (3-3) at No. 17 Houston (5-1), 7:30 p.m. EDT

Houston overcame a slow start in its last contest. Another one
this weekend and the 17th-ranked Cougars might not be so
fortunate in the end.

Playing at home for the first time in a month, Houston looks for
a fourth consecutive victory over SMU on Saturday night in a
Conference USA matchup.

Houston (5-1, 1-1) and its high-powered offense scored a
season-low nine points in the first half last Saturday before
dominating in the final two quarters to beat Tulane 44-16 for
its first conference victory.

The Cougars, No. 17 in their first-ever appearance in the
initial BCS standings this week, lead the nation in total
offense (560.3 yards per game) and passing (425.3).

Despite his team's subpar first-half effort against Tulane,
coach Kevin Sumlin doesn't seem concerned that will become a
trend.

"Whenever we don't score every time we have the ball everybody
seems to think we've got a problem," said Sumlin, who's team is
third in the Football Bowl Subdivision with 40.8 points per
contest. "We'd love to score every time we have the ball, but
sometimes that doesn't happen."

While the slow start didn't come back to haunt Houston last
week, it could against SMU (3-3, 2-0), which despite allowing
30.7 points per game, has forced 20 turnovers - fourth in the
nation - including 13 interceptions.

The Mustangs have outscored their opponents 94-50 in the first
half, and they're the only team in Conference USA without a
league loss. Two of their defeats have come in overtime.

Last October at home against Houston, SMU led by 12 points after
three quarters before getting outscored 21-3 in the final
quarter to fall 44-38 during a frustrating 1-11 season.

"They're beyond dangerous," said Sumlin, whose team's only loss
was a 58-41 defeat at UTEP on Oct. 3. "They're a good football
team. They have talent, a good scheme and are well coached."

The Cougars, though, have averaged 39.7 points during their
three-game winning streak over the Mustangs thanks in large part
to Case Keenum.

Leading the nation in passing yards with 2,501, Keenum is 47 of
63 for 668 yards with four touchdowns and one interception in
two games against SMU.

Keenum, who recorded his sixth straight 300-yard passing game by
throwing for 371 yards and two TDs versus Tulane, knows another
sluggish start Saturday could hurt Houston's chances of catching
SMU in the division standings.

"It sets the tone for the whole team, offense, the defense,
special teams," said Keenum, who has surpassed 300 yards passing
19 times in 32 career games. "Whether we get the ball or the
defense is out there to start fast and get a stop, it sets the
tone for the game."

The Cougars would certainly love to start strong as they return
to Robertson Stadium after playing their last three away from
home. Houston, which won 29-28 over Texas Tech in its last home
game Sept. 26, has won 11 in a row at Robertson since a 37-35
loss to East Carolina on Sept. 29, 2007.

"You've just got to go out there and make some big plays real
early and get everybody out there having fun," said receiver
Tyron Carrier, who has caught 39 passes for 471 yards and four
touchdowns. "You've got to show your excitement and show that
you want to make plays and then everybody will become involved
in it."

SMU is looking to bounce back from a 38-35 overtime loss to Navy
last Saturday, its third defeat in four contests.

Shawnbrey McNeal rushed 15 times for 131 yards and Emmanuel
Sanders caught six passes to become the school's all-time leader
with 240 career receptions for SMU, but the Mustangs couldn't
hold a 14-point halftime lead.

Sanders has caught 22 passes for 306 yards and four touchdowns
in three games against Houston.

The Mustangs have lost three straight against ranked opponents
since beating then-No. 22 TCU 21-10 on Sept. 10, 2005.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Navy rallies to beat SMU in OT]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By DAVID JIMENEZ
Associated Press Writer

DALLAS(AP) -- Even though Navy's trademark triple option offense
sputtered in the first half, quarterback Ricky Dobbs never lost
confidence.

Dobbs and Vince Murray each ran for two touchdowns, Joe Buckley
kicked a 24-yard, game-winning field goal in overtime and Navy
won its fourth straight, beating SMU 38-35 Saturday night.

The Midshipmen (5-2) were held to 11 yards in the second quarter
as they fell behind 21-7 in front of former President George W.
Bush, who handled the honorary coin toss before the game.

Behind Dobbs and its powerful ground game, Navy scored on four
straight possessions and rushed for 247 yards after halftime.

"It was definitely an emotional roller coaster," Dobbs said. "We
only need to have a mustard seed. It's real small but real
strong. We felt the whole game they couldn't stop us. We stopped
ourselves."

SMU (3-3) forced overtime on Bo Levi Mitchell's 10-yard
touchdown pass to Aldrick Robinson with 1:35 left.

The Mustangs had the ball first in overtime and lost a yard on
three plays before Matt Szymanski missed a 43-yard field goal.

Dobbs carried twice to give Navy a first down on its possession.
Then the Midshipmen ran three plays up the middle to center the
ball for Buckley, who also hit a 38-yarder to beat Air Force on
Oct. 3.

"This was like a heavyweight battle," Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo
said. "There are some hits you take, like an uppercut, and you
hit back with a jab."

Murray rushed for 141 yards and Dobbs added 89 on the ground as
Navy won its fifth straight overtime game. Dobbs, who came into
the game leading the nation in scoring, has 16 touchdowns this
season.

After halftime, Murray gained 101 yards on 15 carries.

"It wasn't anything I did," Murray said. "I just tried to hit
the hole hard. The line played awesome tonight and opened
holes."

Shawnbrey McNeal rushed for 131 yards, Zach Line scored twice
and Sterling Moore returned a fumble for a touchdown as the
Mustangs fell to 1-10 all-time in overtime.

Emmanuel Sanders became SMU's all-time leading receiver on a
6-yard catch early in the third quarter. It was his 236th career
reception.

"We played good enough to win defensively," Mustangs coach June
Jones said. "If you had told me we could have made them punt
five times, I would have thought we'd won."

After going three and out on its first drive of the second half,
Navy's offense got on track.

Dobbs connected with Greg Jones for 39 yards and then hit Mario
Washington for a gain of 13. Three plays later, Murray's 3-yard
TD run that brought the Midshipmen within 21-14.

Dobbs, who came in leading the nation in scoring, added a
13-yard run to tie the game at 21 with 4:17 remaining in the
third. The junior quarterback has scored in all eight of his
career starts.

After SMU grabbed the lead back on its next drive, Murray broke
loose for a 52-yard gain and scored two plays later.

Dobbs gave Navy a 35-28 advantage on a 5-yard run with 9:11
left.

Navy was the first FBS team in the 11 years not to throw a pass
in a game when it beat SMU in 2008. The Midshipmen piled up 404
yards on the ground on 77 attempts in their 34-7 victory.

The Midshipmen rushed the ball six straight times the first time
they had the ball, capped by Marcus Curry's 31-yard touchdown
run.

SMU answered on its next possession, tying the game on Line's
3-yard run.

The Mustangs scored twice in a 16-second span to take a
two-touchdown lead.

Line's 6-yard run gave the Mustangs a 14-7 lead with 8:39 left
in the first half.

On Navy's first play from scrimmage on its next drive, SMU
linebacker Pete Fleps forced Dobbs to fumble and Moore picked up
the loose ball and stepped into the end zone for a 1-yard return
with 8:23 remaining before halftime.

"We came out on fire and then started hurting ourselves," Dobbs
said. "I felt like my world came down on me after the fumble."

Bush also handled the pregame coin toss for the first
regular-season game at the new Dallas Cowboys stadium on Sept.
20. The visiting New York Giants kicked a field goal on the
final play to win that one too.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Southern Methodist holds off East Carolina 28-21]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[DALLAS(AP) -- Bo Levi Mitchell completed 17 of 29 passes for 266
yards and two touchdowns to lead Southern Methodist to a 28-21
win over East Carolina on Saturday.

Aldrick Robinson scored on a 96-yard touchdown reception to tie
for the longest touchdown pass in SMU history, and the Mustangs
(3-2, 2-0 Conference USA) snapped the Pirates' five-game
conference winning streak.

Dominique Lindsay led all rushers with 144 yards on 24 attempts
for ECU (3-3, 2-1).

The Mustangs scored 21 consecutive points to take a 21-7 lead,
capped by safety Rock Dennis' 53-yard interception return with
8:12 left in the third quarter.

SMU's first score came on a 63-yard touchdown return off a
blocked field goal by Bryan McCann with 3:52 left in the first
half.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Kerley return helps No. 11 TCU to victory over SMU]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By STEPHEN HAWKINS
AP Sports Writer

FORT WORTH, Texas(AP) -- A challenge from his coach and a
bone-rattling block from a teammate who lost his helmet in the
process was all Jeremy Kerley needed.

The result was the end of TCU's seven-year drought without a
punt return for a touchdown. Kerley's 71-yard score put the
11th-ranked Horned Frogs ahead to stay in a 39-14 victory over
rival SMU on Saturday night.

"After that block from Tanner, I saw the end zone. I wasn't
going to be denied," Kerley said. "For your head coach to tell
you you're overdue, it will push you a little bit. ... We had
talked about getting it done."

Kerley sprinted up the right sideline, got the block from
freshman Tanner Brock near midfield and shredded several
tacklers before cutting back to the middle of the field. Kerley
then pinballed off a defender and a teammate into the end zone 5
minutes before halftime.

"That play right there was just an electrifying play, and it
just kind of boosted everybody, got everybody amped up ready to
play again," said All-American defensive end Jerry Hughes, whose
1 1/2 sacks pushed his season total to six.

The block by Brock took out two defenders, and left him on the
ground without his helmet.

"He might have sprung him for the touchdown," coach Gary
Patterson said.

The first punt return for a TD by the Frogs (4-0) since their
2002 opener - a span of 89 games - put them up 12-7. TCU, which
had three first-half turnovers, didn't take advantage of another
long return by Kerley earlier in the game.

Antoine Hicks had a 2-yard TD run and caught a 28-yard scoring
pass from Andy Dalton for TCU, which averted a repeat of four
years ago against SMU (2-2).

A week after winning at Oklahoma four years ago, TCU was in turn
upset in the Dallas-Fort Worth rivalry known as the "Battle for
the Iron Skillet." The Frogs were coming off another significant
non-conference road victory last week, 14-10 at Clemson in
another rain-soaked game.

"Our main focus coming in was to not let that happen again,"
said linebacker Daryl Washington, who had five tackles, two
sacks and an interception.

SMU led 7-0 when Shawnbrey McNeal turned a screen pass from Bo
Levi Mitchell into a 24-yard touchdown in the opening minute of
the second quarter. That capped a 75-yard drive, but the
Mustangs were held to 224 total yards, well below their season
average of 432.

Even though TCU quickly responded with Hicks' TD run, SMU kept
the lead. The extra point attempt was blocked by 6-foot-8
freshman Margus Hunt, a world-class shotput and discus thrower
from Estonia who had never played football before getting to
SMU.

The Frogs got a huge break midway through the third quarter when
after a lengthy replay, officials overturned a fumble by Dalton
that SMU had returned to the 1. Instead of SMU having a chance
to cut into an 18-7 deficit, it was no gain for TCU.

"How can it be conclusive if it took 10 minutes? That's what I
want to know," SMU coach June Jones said. "To have it taken
away, it really was kind of unfair."

Dalton finished 12 of 20 passing for 189 yards with two
touchdown and an interception.

Kerley had a 42-yard punt return in the first quarter to the SMU
22, but Ryan Christian then fumbled at the end of a 10-yard
catch after a scary helmet-to-helmet blow that knocked him and
defensive back Derrius Bell to the ground - and out of the game.

Before both walked off the field with help, Christian and Bell
were tended to only feet from each other. Bell missed SMU's last
game, an overtime loss at Washington State two weeks ago,
because of a concussion sustained in an earlier game.

The Mustangs went three-and-out, but got the ball back two plays
later when Bart Johnson was stripped by Chris Banjo at the end
of the a 32-yard play to the SMU 16. Again they failed to
covert, getting a quick 45-yard pass before Matt Szymanski
missed wide right on a 53-yard field goal attempt.

Kerley had a 63-yard kickoff return to start the second half
wiped out by offsetting penalties, but the Horned Frogs capped
their opening drive with Matthew Tucker's 11-yard TD run.

Joseph Turner added a 1-yard TD with 3 minutes left in the third
quarter, making is 25-7 only four plays after Emmanuel Sanders
botched a fair catch on a punt that Tank Carder recovered at the
SMU 21.

Sanders, who entered the game as the national leader with 11.7
catches per game, had eight receptions for 74 yards with a
4-yard score at the end of the third quarter. Mitchell completed
17 of 37 passes for 240 yards with two TDs and two
interceptions.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[11th-ranked Frogs reminded of past with SMU next]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By STEPHEN HAWKINS
AP Sports Writer

FORT WORTH, Texas(AP) -- TCU players were still in the locker room
at Clemson last weekend, with barely any time to savor their
victory, when they were already being reminded of what happened
four years ago - and who was next.

"Immediately," defensive tackle Cory Grant said. "Which we knew
was going to happen because of the events that happened in
2005."

A week after winning at Oklahoma for their biggest upset in more
than 40 years, the Horned Frogs four years ago were in turn
upset by archrival SMU. The only loss that season kept TCU out
of serious consideration for a spot in the Bowl Championship
Series.

Coming off another significant road victory, and still trying to
become a BCS buster after winning 11 games twice the past three
seasons, 11th-ranked TCU (3-0) is back home to renew its
Dallas-Fort Worth rivalry against SMU (2-1) on Saturday night.

While the circumstance is eerily similar to four years ago, and
the Frogs can't avoid a loss if they want to keep their loftiest
goal a possibility, coach Gary Patterson notes a very
significant difference.

"We weren't surprised we won (at Clemson)," Patterson said.
After the Oklahoma game in 2005, "everybody went into shock. All
of a sudden we became godlike for a week. Our kids practiced
like that. ... If you listen to all of our kids right now, I
think they understand what's in front of us."

That doesn't mean Patterson hasn't reminded them.

"Coach has brought it up a couple of times just to push the
urgency about this game," All-American defensive end Jerry
Hughes said.

SMU has already doubled its victory total from a year ago only
three games into coach June Jones' second season. And the
Mustangs had an extra week to prepare for TCU with an off week
following their overtime loss at Washington State.

The 2005 win against TCU is the only time SMU has beaten its
closest rival the past seven years. Their goal now is for more
than one big victory. They want to have a winning record and go
to a bowl game.

"It's a little different because we really feel like we're as
good as we've been in a couple of years," said sophomore
quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell, who has passed for 326 yards per
game this season. "We have that confidence in us. ... When
you've got a team like this, you know you don't want to pass it
up. You want to take your chances against teams like TCU and
Houston that are all highly ranked."

Despite its early success this season, SMU is a four-touchdown
underdog against the Frogs.

The Mustangs haven't won in Fort Worth since 1993, when both
teams were still in the Southwest Conference. Even though they
went to different leagues, there has been only one season since
that they didn't play each other.

Jones led Hawaii to a BCS spot in the Sugar Bowl before taking
on the rebuilding task at SMU, which has had only one winning
record (6-5 in 1997) in 20 seasons since returning from the NCAA
death penalty.

While beating the Frogs would be meaningful, Jones avoided the
idea of looking for a signature victory. SMU is about to get
into Conference USA play, including a trip to 12th-ranked
Houston in three weeks.

"I'm involved in where we're headed and the journey to get to
what we want to do. You don't turn it around in one game," Jones
said. "One game is not better than another. We set a goal. We
want six wins. We need four more."

Mustangs center Mitch Enright, a redshirt four years ago,
insisted that this "is a big game for us because it's TCU" and
that there hasn't been much talk about their last victory in the
rivalry.

The game will feature two quarterbacks who took Katy High to
Texas state championship games. TCU's Andy Dalton was a
runner-up in 2005, when Mitchell was a sophomore. Mitchell won
the title two years later as a senior.

Mitchell got a prep championship, but Dalton has the upper hand
in the "Iron Skillet" game after TCU won 48-7 last season.

"When you play a team like TCU that you play every year, it's a
big thing to come out to really compete against them and try to
come out and get that win," Mitchell said. "This town would
absolutely turn around if we got that win against TCU."

Obviously, Mitchell was referring to Dallas, not Katy - which
will have something to be proud of regardless of the outcome.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[SMU-TCU Preview]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By ANTHONY GIORNALISTA
STATS Senior Writer

Southern Methodist (2-1) at No. 11 TCU (3-0), 8:00 p.m. EDT

There is plenty of BCS talk surrounding TCU. One loss will
likely end the Horned Frogs' chances, but they've done an
excellent job of avoiding letdowns against SMU.

In their last game before Mountain West Conference play, the
11th-ranked Horned Frogs look to beat the Mustangs for the ninth
time in 10 meetings Saturday night.

TCU (3-0) easily won its first two games, outscoring opponents
by an average of 25.5 points. However, the Horned Frogs had to
fight to remain undefeated last Saturday, tightening up on
defense in the second half of a 14-10 win at Clemson.

That bumped TCU up four spots in the poll this week. The Horned
Frogs probably need to stay perfect to reach the BCS.

Coach Gary Patterson is trying to make sure his team doesn't
have a setback amid the buzz. BYU and Utah, two of TCU's
conference rivals, had their chances halted with losses Sept.
19.

"We're not worried about the BCS," linebacker Daryl Washington
said. "We're just trying to focus in on every game one at a
time."

After Saturday's contest, TCU will visit Air Force for its first
conference game. The Horned Frogs might be in danger of a
letdown against the Mustangs (2-1), but a lack of effort in this
series certainly hasn't been a problem for them in recent years.

TCU has won eight of the last nine meetings, holding SMU to 7.8
points per game. The Horned Frogs forced three turnovers in a
48-7 win Sept. 20, 2008, in the last matchup.

Owner of the country's No. 1 defense last year, TCU is coming
off its best performance of the season. The Tigers were limited
to 3.7 yards per rush while completing 46.0 percent (17 for 37)
of their passes.

"The game's never over," Washington said. "You got to play four
quarters strong."

TCU was held without a sack for the first time in 27 games, but
that didn't seem to hurt its pass defense. The Horned Frogs have
held each of their three opponents under 219 yards passing.

Andy Dalton, meanwhile, has been steady, completing 70.4 percent
of his passes for 625 yards and four touchdowns while throwing
one interception.

Dalton passed for 226 yards last Saturday, moving into second
place on the school career list with 5,326, and also rushed for
86 yards. He's the Horned Frogs' second-leading rusher with 170
yards.

The junior is looking forward to conference play, including
trips to BYU and a home game with Utah, which ended TCU's
Mountain West title hopes in 2008. Dalton, however, doesn't seem
to be overlooking SMU.

"You can't really think about it," he said. "Yeah, there's a
great opportunity there. But if you don't win the next week,
none of that matters."

Bo Levi Mitchell had a career game last Saturday for the
Mustangs, but SMU lost 30-27 in overtime to Washington State.

Mitchell completed 40 of 57 passes for 424 yards and two
touchdowns, but he was also picked off four times. The Mustangs
had the first drive of OT, and Mitchell was intercepted after
throwing deep into the end zone on the first play.

Mitchell has already thrown eight INTs while passing for 979
yards and six TDs.

He has an outstanding target in Emmanuel Sanders, who caught a
Conference USA-record 18 passes for 178 yards against the
Cougars. Sanders became SMU's all-time leader in receiving yards
with 2,844, topping Emanuel Tolbert's 2,784 from 1976-79.

Sanders has helped the Mustangs average 31.0 points per game.
SMU, though, is giving up 28.6 a contest and has yielded at
least 21 in 30 straight.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Grasu's FG gives WSU 30-27 OT win over SMU]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS
Associated Press Writer

PULLMAN, Wash.(AP) -- Nico Grasu kicked a 39-yard field goal in
overtime as Washington State came back to beat Southern
Methodist 30-27 on Saturday for their first win of the season.

The Mustangs (2-1) had the first drive of overtime. But Bo Levi
Mitchell threw deep into the end zone on the first play and was
picked off by Chima Nwachukwu. It was Washington State's fourth
interception of the game.

The Cougars (1-2) took over on the 25 and gained just three
yards on three plays before Grasu's game winner. Earlier in the
game he missed a 39-yard field goal.

It was the first time Washington State had led all season.

Southern Methodist led 24-7 in the third quarter and seemed to
be cruising to victory.

Then the WSU defense took control.

Linebacker Alex Hoffman-Ellis picked off Mitchell at midfield
and ran the ball back 52 yards for a touchdown late in the
third. But the snap for the conversion was fumbled, and the
Cougars trailed 24-13. That missed extra point would end up
costing them a chance to win in regulation.

Matt Szymanski kicked a field goal early in the fourth for SMU.

Linebacker Myron Beck picked off a scrambling Mitchell and
outran the Mustangs for a 67-yard touchdown that cut SMU's lead
to 27-20 with 10:07 left.

Mitchell led SMU deep into WSU territory on the next drive but
was picked off by Brandon Jones. The Cougars' offense went
3-and-out, but SMU did the same and Washington State got the
ball back on its 20 for one last drive.

The Cougars benefited from a key pass interference call on
fourth down against Sterling Moore on receiver Jared Karstetter
that gave them first down on SMU's 34. Quarterback Marshall
Lobbestael completed two passes to give them first down on the
SMU 7 with 36 seconds left.

On the second play, Lobbestael hit a diving Karstetter in the
end zone with 28 seconds left. Grasu kicked the extra point to
tie the game at 27-27.

The loss ruined a career day for Mitchell, who completed 40 of
57 passes for 424 yards and two touchdowns, but also four
interceptions. Receiver Emmanuel Sanders caught a school record
18 passes for 178 yards, while Terrance Wilkerson caught two
touchdown passes.

The Mustangs had 504 yards of offense, compared to 276 for WSU.

Lobbestael, who replaced Kevin Lopina at starting quarterback
this game, completed 24 of 52 passes for 239 yards and was
picked off twice. Karstetter finished with five catches for 63
yards.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Mitchell throws 3 TDs, SMU holds off UAB 35-33]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[BIRMINGHAM, Ala.(AP) -- B.L. Mitchell threw for 353 yards and
three touchdowns and Southern Methodist held off
Alabama-Birmingham's rally to win 35-33 on Saturday.

Mitchell, who completed 28 of 47 passes, had touchdown throws of
44, 32 and 6 yards. His third TD pass went to Cole Beasley to
give the Mustangs (2-0, 1-0 Conference USA) a 28-7 lead in the
second quarter.

The Blazers (1-1, 1-1 CUSA) scored 20 points in the third
quarter to cut the lead to 28-27. Joe Webb scored on a 1-yard
run, Mark Ferrell had an 80-yard touchdown run and Andre Hicks
returned an interception 20 yards for a score.

SMU regained its eight-point lead on Shawnbrey McNeal's 19-yard
run with 4:04 left. UAB got within two on Jeffery Anderson's
14-yard touchdown reception, but Webb's rushing attempt on a
2-point conversion failed.

SMU's Emmanuel Sanders had 148 yards receiving and one
touchdown.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[SMU defeats Stephen F. Austin 31-23]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[DALLAS(AP) -- Shawnbrey McNeal ran for 158 yards on 19 carries and
scored a touchdown to lead SMU to a 31-23 win over Stephen F.
Austin Saturday night.

Mustang quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell scored on fourth-and-1 with
7:47 left in the game to help the Mustangs (1-0) erase a
nine-point fourth-quarter deficit and take a 24-23 lead.

SFA had a chance to take the lead with 2:13 left in the game but
Evan Engwall's 39-yard field goal attempt drifted wide left.
Engwall had hit on all three of his previous attempts from 46,
38 and 48 yards.

On the next possession, McNeal scored on a 48-yard run to help
the Mustangs win their first season opener since they defeated
Kansas in 2000. The Lumberjacks (0-1) have lost their last four
games to Football Bowl Subdivision schools.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[SMU cuts loose nine football players]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[DALLAS (Ticker) -- June Jones' first-year struggles continued at
Southern Methodist.

Jones released nine players from the football team on Thursday, 
citing a failure "to adhere to our department policies and/or 
team rules."

The players' scholarships will not be renewed for the 2009 
season. The players are cornerbacks De'Von Bailey and Deyon 
McElroy, linebackers Taylor Bon, Julian Herron and Alex Odiari, 
running back Ben Goldthorpe, defensive linemen Jordan Johnson 
and Anthony Sowe and offensive lineman Andrew Robiskie.

"We are sensitive to the fact that these decisions impact 
people's lives, and with that in mind, we have made arrangements
for these student-athletes for scholarships at other 
institutions should they wish to continue their education and 
football careers. We wish these young men the best in their 
future endeavors," Jones said in a statement.

The Mustangs went 1-11, including 10 straight losses, in their 
first season under Jones, who came to SMU after a successful 
stint at Hawaii.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Harrell leads offensive outburst as Texas Tech rolls]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[LUBBOCK, Texas (Ticker) -- The combination of Graham Harrell and
Michael Crabtree was far too much for Southern Methodist to 
handle.

Harrell tossed three of his five touchdown passes to Crabtree as
12th-ranked Texas Tech extended its winning streak over SMU to 
13 games Saturday with a 43-7 triumph.

Unbeaten against the Mustangs since 1986, the Red Raiders had 
little trouble continuing the trend in this one.  Less than a 
minute after Baron Batch gave Texas Tech (3-0) a 10-0 lead with 
a 43-yard touchdown run 8:24 into the game, Harrell began his 
aerial attack with a 23-yard scoring pass to Crabtree.

The pair hooked up for a 47-yard TD at 6:09 of the second 
quarter, completing a six-play, 98-yard drive that took just 
over two minutes off the clock.  They connected for a 50-yard 
score 1 1/2 minutes into the third for a 29-0 bulge.

Crabtree, who turns 21 on Sunday, finished with eight catches 
for 164 yards.  It was the 13th time in his career the sophomore
surpassed the 100-yard mark.

"He's a big-time player," SMU coach June Jones said.  "He's 
going to get that on a lot of people."

Harrell, who added scoring tosses to Edward Britton and Detron 
Lewis, completed 31-of-48 passes for 418 yards.  The senior led 
the NCAA with 5,705 passing yards last season.

The five TD passes gave Harrell 97 for his career, surpassing 
Kliff Kingsbury (95) for the school record.

Taylor Potts came on and went 6-of-7 for 95 yards as Texas Tech 
racked up 698 yards of total offense.

Batch gained 98 yards on 10 carries and Shannon Woods - who 
scored two touchdowns in each of his first two games - had 13 
rushes for 86 yards for the Red Raiders, who improved to 28-5 at
home since the start of the 2003 season.

"It's great to get out there and get tired in a game and know 
how it feels to almost cramp up," Batch said.  "I had a blast.  
It was a lot of fun. ... I'm just seeing things a bit better and
feel like the game is slowing down for me."

Texas Tech finished with 180 yards rushing, its most since 
gaining 175 against Baylor in 2006.

"We can always run," Batch said.  "We have playmakers in every 
position."

SMU (1-2) avoided a shutout when Logan Turner found Aldrick 
Robinson from seven yards out with 4:29 remaining in the 
contest.  Turner relieved Bo Levi Mitchell, who was a dismal 
13-of-24 for 155 yards with five interceptions.

"He's just got to play within the scheme of things," Jones said 
of Mitchell.  "He hasn't thrown the ball.  In his high school, 
he hasn't been a real passing quarterback.  You scramble around 
and you've got to be able to run the ball and not pass back into
the middle of the field. ... He's an 18-year-old kid trying to 
make things happen, and he's just got to learn to play within 
himself."

Mitchell attributed his problems to not being entirely familiar 
with the offense.

"I won't be done learning until the end of the year," he said.  
"I'm glad I've picked up what I've picked up so far.  I got to 
play my heart out every single game and really just do what the 
coaches tell me to do.  The thing is, you can only learn so much
in practice.  It's all about game-time decisions and getting out
there and playing the games and going against a defense with 
another color."

"Bo is going to be a great quarterback," Mustangs wide receiver 
Emmanuel Sanders said.  "It's a process.  Champions aren't made 
overnight. ... It's just growing pains, for all of us.  It's not
just Bo Levi Mitchell, it's this whole team."

Three of Mitchell's interceptions were recorded by Daniel 
Charbonnet, who set a school record.  The strong safety notched 
the Red Raiders' first multi-pick game since Brock Stratton 
notched a pair in 2006 against Iowa State.

"A lot of games, you go to the right place and they never throw 
your way, but it felt good," Charbonnet said.  "Everyone was 
going to the right place, and I just happened to get lucky and 
they threw it my way.  It's just a blessing."

"Daniel Charbonnet did some great things," Texas Tech coach Mike
Leach said.  "He is a very versatile player."

Sanders hauled in eight passes for 125 yards for the Mustangs, 
notching his seventh career 100-yard game and fourth in a row.

Donnie Carona opened the scoring for Texas Tech with a 35-yard 
field goal just 2 1/2 minutes into the game.  It was the 
freshman's first field goal in four attempts this season.]]></description>
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				<link>http://areyouwatchingthis.com/ncaaf/news/73051-Harrell-leads-offensive-outburst-as-Texas-Tech-rolls</link>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2008 04:47:44 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Texas Tech hosts SMU in what could be high-scoring affair]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[SMU (1-1) at No. 12 Texas Tech (2-0), 7:00 pm EDT

LUBBOCK, Texas (Ticker) -- Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell
had his way against Southern Methodist last season.

It could be more of the same Saturday, when the 12-ranked Red 
Raiders seek their 13th consecutive victory over the Mustangs, a
winning streak that dates to 1989.

In last year's 49-9 win over SMU, Harrell completed 44-of-59 
passes for 419 yards and four touchdowns.  The 44 completions 
were a career high for Harrell, who then surpassed that mark 
four times.

Texas Tech's high-powered offense struggled at times in last 
week's 35-19 win at Nevada, and coach Mike Leach admitted he 
took too many chances in the game.  The Red Raiders went for it 
on 4th-and-1 from their 30 on their first possession and failed.

"I thought I gambled stupid," Leach said.  "I thought it was 
just dumb.  Being in Reno, I guess I got the bug.  I was stuck 
in a hotel where you don't have any clocks and they were pumping
oxygen in there.  I thought it was my lucky day, we won the 
game."

Harrell, who passed for an NCAA-best 5,705 yards last season, 
was far from his best.  He threw two interceptions and completed
only 19-of-46 passes for 297 yards.

Two completions to Michael Crabtree, including an 82-yard 
touchdown, accounted for 132 yards.  Harrell completed a 
career-low 10 passes in the first half.

However, Texas Tech's beleaguered defense, which is ranked 95th 
in the Football Bowl Subdivision, surrendered only three field 
goals on Nevada's five trips inside the red zone.

SMU (1-1) recorded the first win of the June Jones era last week
with a 47-36 victory over Texas State.

Bo Levi Mitchell threw five touchdown passes as the Mustangs 
snapped an 11-game losing streak, which had been tied for the 
longest in the country.]]></description>
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				<link>http://areyouwatchingthis.com/ncaaf/news/72586-Texas-Tech-hosts-SMU-in-what-could-be-high-scoring-affair</link>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2008 10:02:53 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Report: SMU offers job to Jones]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[DALLAS (Ticker) - SMU has reportedly offered a contract to
Hawaii coach June Jones.

According to a report in the Dallas Morning News on Friday,
Jones has been offered between $1.7 million and $2 million to
make the move to Dallas. 

Jones has transformed the Hawaii program, which enjoyed an
unbeaten regular season before losing 41-10 to Georgia in the
Sugar Bowl on Tuesday.

However, he is yet to be offered an extension to his contract
that expires later this year, and has been rumored to be
concerned with Hawaii's level of commitment to further expanding
the program.

A report in the Honolulu Advertiser said an NFL team is also
interested in Jones.

Hawaii has said it intends to offer Jones an extension.

"I know that there is a great deal of interest in ensuring that
June Jones remains here as our football coach - and that is
definitely our goals as well," said Hawaii at Manoa chancellor
Virginia Hinshaw in a statement released Thursday.

"It was always been our intent to make Coach Jones a firm offer
that will keep him here, and I want to assure everyone that
athletics director Herman Frazier is moving expeditiously to do
just that."

SMU has been in the market for a new coach since firing Phil
Bennett almost 10 weeks ago following a 1-11 season.  

The Morning News report also suggested that Mike Martz, who was
fired as the Detroit Lions offensive coordinator earlier this
week, is a candidate.]]></description>
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				<link>http://areyouwatchingthis.com/ncaaf/news/48015-Report-SMU-offers-job-to-Jones</link>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:08:19 GMT</pubDate>
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